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Petroleum Engineer is a Engineering Services job with over 1,998 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Petroleum Engineers are hired by companies in the Engineering Services industry. The average H1B Petroleum Engineers job lasts 1,016 days.


Jobs Hired
1,998
Hiring Companies
524
Hiring Industries
89
Average Salary
$104,914
Approved
82%


What do Petroleum Engineers do?

Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.

Source: O-NET OnLine



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Petroleum Engineers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Petroleum Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 205 employees. This job peaked in 2014 with 221 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 83 in 2023.
Petroleum Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $92,895. This job peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $124,115, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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